Wisemen Sighed In the Hush of Dawn Lyrics

A child of joy skipped by my window with a ribbon in her hair

Laughing, singing, shouting come what may

And I couldn't help but wonder if she'd pass again that evening

As I paused to hide a cherished dream away

The leaves were turning, candles burning

Evening's hours whistling down the wind

As I prepared to light the tearstained fires of flight

I saw her pass the window once again

Smiling, but not laughing

Hopeful, not quite as sure

While she waited for the sun

And the rush of kingdom come

She closed her eyes and tried hard not to cry

I so wanted her to thrive

Do much more than just survive

To spread her wings and finally learn to fly

A child of hope passed by my window with a teardrop in her eye

Still smiling, but hiding the shadow of despair

And I couldn't help but wonder if she'd pass again that evening

As I paused to chase a whisper down the stair

The sun was fading, clowns parading

Blood and greasepaint glistening in the street

As I prepared to mourn the lives of puppets born

I saw her pass again on silent feet

Worried, not as fearless

Shaken, but not destroyed

And I stepped into the night

And I weighed both black and white

And I begged them and at first I thought they heard

Then they climbed down from their cloud

And we stood there in the crowd

And we listened, but no one said a word